| Ways and Means | |
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| Written by | George Colman the Younger |
| Date premiered | 10 July 1788[1] |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
Ways and Means; Or, a Trip to Dover is a 1788 comedy play by the British writer and theatre manager George Colman the Younger.[2] It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London with a cast that included John Bannister as Sir David Dunder, John Palmer as Random, James Brown Williamson as Scruple, James Aickin as Old Random, Howard Usher as Paul Peery, Lydia Webb as Lady Dunder and Elizabeth Kemble as Harriet. Its Irish premiere was at the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin on 24 April 1793.[3]